"I'm giving a run for governor thorough consideration," Booker told The Star-Ledger. "I will make a decision as quickly as possible. Critical to my decision is not the difficulties of the politics or positioning in polls but choosing the position — mayor, governor, U.S. senator or one outside of electoral politics — from which I can make the best contributions to the city and state I love."

Booker has been widely touted as the favorite Democrat to beat Christie in November next year, but Christie has been posting impressive numbers after his performance during Superstorm Sandy.

In the wake of Christie's decision to run for re-election, a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released today showed the governor beating Booker 53 percent to 34 percent in a survey of 1,108 registered voters, if the election were held today.

Booker also has a strong shot at running for U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg's (D-N.J.) seat in 2014, if Lautenberg should decide to step down. Lauteneberg has indicated he will run again.